Synonyms for vertical
ˈvɜr tɪ kəlver·ti·cal

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1. verticalnoun

   Antonyms:
   horizontal

2. verticalnoun

   along the direction of a plumbline or along a straight line that includes the center of the Earth

   Antonyms:
   horizontal

3. verticalnoun

   In a two dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis.

   Antonyms:
   horizontal

4. verticaladjective

   Of or pertaining to vertical markets.

   Antonyms:
   horizontal

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1. vertical

   Synonyms:
   perpendicular, upright

   Antonyms:
   inclined, sloped, scarped

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1. verticalnoun

   something that is oriented vertically

   Synonyms:
   upright

   Antonyms:
   low-pitched, crosswise, level, slanted, atilt, sloped, nonhierarchic, aslope, skew, slanting, horizontal, tilted, high-pitched, sloping, sidelong, salient(ip), canted, skewed, monoclinal, aslant, swimming, leaning, tipped, nonhierarchical, naiant, diagonal, flat, pitched, inclined

2. upright, verticaladjective

   a vertical structural member as a post or stake

   "the ball sailed between the uprights"

   Synonyms:
   upright piano, upright

   Antonyms:
   inclined, pitched, canted, diagonal, leaning, flat, slanted, tilted, atilt, naiant, sloped, skew, nonhierarchic, crosswise, sloping, tipped, salient(ip), horizontal, high-pitched, nonhierarchical, sidelong, slanting, monoclinal, aslant, low-pitched, swimming, aslope, skewed, level

3. vertical, perpendicularadjective

   at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

   "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height"

   Synonyms:
   erect, upright, perpendicular

   Antonyms:
   nonhierarchical, sloped, swimming, slanting, skewed, crosswise, tipped, aslant, slanted, naiant, nonhierarchic, sidelong, sloping, flat, diagonal, aslope, skew, pitched, canted, high-pitched, horizontal, inclined, salient(ip), leaning, atilt, low-pitched, tilted, level, monoclinal

4. verticaladjective

   relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution

   Synonyms:
   erect, upright, perpendicular

   Antonyms:
   skewed, slanted, slanting, diagonal, inclined, horizontal, sloped, aslant, swimming, nonhierarchic, level, sidelong, pitched, naiant, salient(ip), high-pitched, tipped, canted, low-pitched, sloping, skew, aslope, flat, tilted, leaning, atilt, nonhierarchical, monoclinal, crosswise

5. erect, vertical, uprightadjective

   upright in position or posture

   "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"

   Synonyms:
   just, upright, good, perpendicular, erect, tumid, unsloped

   Antonyms:
   inclined, sloped, skewed, tipped, tilted, aslope, slanting, skew, diagonal, sloping, low-pitched, flat, horizontal, pitched, swimming, naiant, level, canted, slanted, leaning, crosswise, salient(ip), atilt, nonhierarchic, sidelong, nonhierarchical, high-pitched, aslant, monoclinal

6. verticaladjective

   of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)

   "vertical social mobility"

   Synonyms:
   erect, upright, perpendicular

   Antonyms:
   atilt, inclined, skewed, aslant, salient(ip), tipped, tilted, swimming, sloping, skew, sloped, monoclinal, flat, high-pitched, low-pitched, crosswise, pitched, leaning, horizontal, nonhierarchic, aslope, slanted, naiant, level, slanting, sidelong, nonhierarchical, diagonal, canted

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1. • Orientation

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1. verticaladjective

   Synonyms:
   perpendicular (to the horizon), upright, plumb

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1. verticaladjective

   Synonyms:
   upright, perpendicular, plumb

   Antonyms:
   horizontal, flat, level

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1. List of paraphrases for "vertical":

   vertically, riser, upright, portrait, verticals, top-down, longitudinal, risers

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1. Phil Klotzbach:

   El Niño tends to have its strongest impacts on hurricanes forming in the deep tropics, so, Caribbean storms tend to really get knocked down in El Niño years, due to increases in vertical wind shear.

2. Albert So:

   I predict the maximum speed of a vertical lift cabin cannot be more than 79 feet per second, this is not because we can't make lifts that go faster than this, but because of the air pressure.

3. William Schaffner:

   I thought they were getting very prissy and trying to slice the salami very fine, you can be vertical and feel 100 % or virtually 100 % and going about your daily business and unaware that you're infected and perfectly capable transmitting the virus.

4. William Schaffner:

   You can be vertical and feel 100 % or virtually 100 % and going about your daily business and unaware that you're infected and perfectly capable transmitting the virus.

5. Nona Yehia:

   Covid has shined a spotlight on what we knew ten years ago when we were looking at this vertical model: We have a centralized food system and it's kept us from getting fresh, local, good-tasting food, i think Covid-19 has forced people to ask why that is and how they now can get locally-grown food they like in the summertime and get it year-round. It's exactly what Vertical Harvest is about.